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- cloudscape
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noun,
a view or scene of clouds.
- cul-de-sac
-
noun,
a street, lane, etc., closed at one end; blind alley; dead-end street.
- Decapolis
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noun,
a region in the NE part of ancient Palestine: confederacy of ten cities in the 1st century b.c.
- pinaceous
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adjective,
belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- Deucalion
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noun,
a son of Prometheus who survived the Deluge to regenerate the human race.
- clupeoids
-
noun,
a clupeoid fish.
- dulcineas
-
noun,
a ladylove; sweetheart.
- palinodes
-
noun,
a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
- concludes
-
verb (used with object),
to bring to an end; finish; terminate:
- close-in
-
adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- capelins
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noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- lancepod
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noun,
any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- ice-cold
-
adjective,
cold as ice:
- cleanups
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noun,
the act or process of cleaning up.
- canopies
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noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- conduces
-
verb (used without object),
to lead or contribute to a result (usually followed by to or toward):
- Consuela
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “consolation.”.
- conclude
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verb (used with object),
to bring to an end; finish; terminate:
- pelicans
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noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- Claudine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Claudia.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- pedocals
-
noun,
a soil rich in carbonates, especially those of lime.
- cocaines
-
noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- Leonidas
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noun,
died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- scapulo-
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- nuclides
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noun,
an atomic species in which the atoms all have the same atomic number and mass number.
- cuspidal
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adjective,
of, like, or having a cusp; cuspidate.
- includes
-
verb (used with object),
to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element:
- celadons
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noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- Aidoneus
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noun,
a king of Thesprotia.
- aesculin
-
noun,
esculin.
- delusion
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noun,
an act or instance of deluding.
- Alcinous
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noun,
king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
- unclosed
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adjective,
not closed:
- conceals
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verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- lacunose
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adjective,
full of or having lacunae.
- Dulcinea
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noun,
a ladylove; sweetheart.
- palinode
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noun,
a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
- edacious
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adjective,
devouring; voracious; consuming.
- clupeoid
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noun,
a clupeoid fish.
- clupeids
-
noun,
any of the Clupeidae, a family of chiefly marine, teleostean fishes, including the herrings, sardines, menhaden, and shad.
- poulaine
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noun,
a shoe or boot with an elongated pointed toe, fashionable in the 15th century.
- lunacies
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noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- panicles
-
noun,
a compound raceme.
- calicoes
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noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- apolunes
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noun,
the point in a lunar orbit that is farthest from the moon.
- sepaloid
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adjective,
resembling a sepal.
- nucleoid
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noun,
the central region in a prokaryotic cell, as a bacterium, that contains the chromosomes and that has no surrounding membrane.
- calicoed
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adjective,
dressed in calico.
- occupies
-
adjective,
(usually initial capital letter) of or relating to a protest about a social or political issue, as in Occupy movement; Occupy protest; Occupy candidate:
- calcines
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- displace
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verb (used with object),
to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- spondaic
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adjective,
of or relating to a spondee.
- poundals
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noun,
the foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one foot per second per second on a mass of one pound. Abbreviation: pdl.
- occludes
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verb (used with object),
to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
- diocesan
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noun,
one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- closeup
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noun,
a photograph taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, on a relatively large scale.
- Ladinos
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noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- slip-on
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noun,
something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
- lead-up
-
noun,
something that provides an approach to or preparation for an event or situation.
- clupeid
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noun,
any of the Clupeidae, a family of chiefly marine, teleostean fishes, including the herrings, sardines, menhaden, and shad.
- launces
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noun,
sand lance.
- Laodice
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
- cleanup
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noun,
the act or process of cleaning up.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- Leonids
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noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- Celadon
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noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- oilcups
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noun,
a closed cup or can supplying lubricant to a bearing or bearings.
- calices
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noun,
plural of calix.
- calends
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noun,
the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.
- calcine
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- spancel
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noun,
a noosed rope with which to hobble an animal, especially a horse or cow.
- spaniel
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noun,
one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- lineups
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noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- special
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noun,
a special person or thing.
- cancels
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noun,
an act of canceling.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- auspice
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noun,
Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
- spicula
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noun,
a spicule.
- spicule
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noun,
a small or minute, slender, sharp-pointed body or part; a small, needlelike crystal, process, or the like.
- audiles
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noun,
a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.
- Oedipus
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta, and the father by Jocasta of Eteocles, Polynices, Antigone, and Ismeme: as was prophesied at his birth, he unwittingly killed his father and married his mother and, in penance, blinded himself and went into exile.
- calicos
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noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- Candice
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noun,
a female given name.
- insculp
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verb (used with object),
to carve in or on something; engrave.
- oneidas
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Lecuona
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noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- Opaline
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adjective,
of or like opal; opalescent.
- soliped
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noun,
solidungulate.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- caudles
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noun,
a warm drink for the sick, as of wine or ale mixed with eggs, bread, sugar, spices, etc.
- capsule
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noun,
Pharmacology. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine.
- caplins
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noun,
capelin.
- candies
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- lepido-
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- capelin
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noun,
either of two small fishes of the smelt family, Mallotus villosus, of coastal North American waters, or M. catervarius, of the North Pacific.
- Lepidus
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noun,
Marcus Aemilius [ee-mil-ee-uh s] /iˈmɪl i əs/ (Show IPA), died 13 b.c, Roman politician: member of the second triumvirate.
- Canopus
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noun,
Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Carina: the second brightest star in the heavens.
- Canopic
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adjective,
pertaining to Canopus.
- candles
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noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- cocaine
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- saccule
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noun,
Anatomy. the smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.
Compare utricle (def 3).
- Laconic
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adjective,
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:
- piceous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
- esculin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- despoil
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verb (used with object),
to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.
- pileous
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adjective,
hairy or furry.
- deposal
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noun,
an act of deposing.
- espanol
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noun,
the Spanish language.
- Delanos
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noun,
a city in S California.
- icecaps
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noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- decanol
-
noun,
a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
- Decalin
-
- Iceland
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noun,
a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- dapsone
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noun,
an antibacterial substance, C 12 H 12 N 2 O 2 S, used to treat leprosy and certain forms of dermatitis.
- pencils
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noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- Epsilon
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noun,
the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet (E, ε).
- dipoles
-
noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- pelican
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noun,
any of several large, totipalmate, fish-eating birds of the family Pelecanidae, having a large bill with a distensible pouch.
- placoid
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adjective,
platelike, as the scales or dermal investments of sharks.
- podalic
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adjective,
pertaining to the feet.
- Ecclus.
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- pleiads
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noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- ponceau
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noun,
a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
- douanes
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noun,
a custom house; customs.
- elapids
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noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- placode
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noun,
a local thickening of the endoderm in the embryo, that usually constitutes the primordium of a specific structure or organ.
- pinoles
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noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- Poulenc
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noun,
Francis [frahn-sees] /frɑ̃ˈsis/ (Show IPA), 1899–1963, French composer and pianist.
- pounces
-
noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- elusion
-
noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- enclasp
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verb (used with object),
to hold in or as in a clasp or embrace.
- poundal
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noun,
the foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one foot per second per second on a mass of one pound. Abbreviation: pdl.
- pseudo-
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- Daniels
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noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- pedocal
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noun,
a soil rich in carbonates, especially those of lime.
- codices
-
noun,
plural of codex.
- conceal
-
verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- Copland
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noun,
Aaron, 1900–90, U.S. composer.
- conduce
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verb (used without object),
to lead or contribute to a result (usually followed by to or toward):
- ipecacs
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noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- Pauline
-
noun,
a female given name.
- spindle
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noun,
a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- panicle
-
noun,
a compound raceme.
- copulas
-
noun,
something that connects or links together.
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- coeliac
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adjective,
celiac.
- pandies
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noun,
a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
- palsied
-
noun,
any of a variety of atonal muscular conditions characterized by tremors of the body parts, as the hands, arms, or legs, or of the entire body.
- Palouse
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noun,
a river in NW Idaho and SW Washington, flowing W and S to the Snake River. 140 miles (225 km) long.
- codline
-
noun,
an untarred cord of hemp or cotton, used for fishing and for various purposes aboard a ship.
- inulase
-
noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- council
-
noun,
an assembly of persons summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice.
- scaleup
-
noun,
an increase in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion:
- cupolas
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noun,
Architecture.
a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere.
a dome, especially one covering a circular or polygonal area.
- scandic
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adjective,
of or relating to scandium:
- inclasp
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verb (used with object),
enclasp.
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- include
-
verb (used with object),
to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element:
- incluse
-
noun,
recluse (def 2).
- incudes
-
noun,
a plural of incus.
- indoles
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- counsel
-
noun,
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- induces
-
verb (used with object),
to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind:
- scopula
-
noun,
a dense tuft of hairs, as on the feet of certain spiders.
- sculpin
-
noun,
any small, freshwater fish of the genus Cottus, of the family Cottidae, having a large head with one or more spines on each side; bullhead.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- inscape
-
noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- Seconal
-
- couples
-
noun,
two of the same sort considered together; pair.
- Oedipal
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adjective,
of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.
- clip-on
-
noun,
a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
- adipose
-
noun,
animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.
- apolune
-
noun,
the point in a lunar orbit that is farthest from the moon.
- unpiles
-
verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- splenic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, connected with, or affecting the spleen:
- spleno-
-
- unposed
-
adjective,
not posed; not done for effect; natural or candid:
- upscale
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) elegant, elite, privileged persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- nodules
-
noun,
a small node, knot, or knob.
- uploads
-
noun,
software, data, etc., that has been uploaded.
- uplands
-
noun,
land elevated above other land.
- uncoils
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- lupines
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- unlaces
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- unloads
-
verb (used with object),
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from:
- occlude
-
verb (used with object),
to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- nuclide
-
noun,
an atomic species in which the atoms all have the same atomic number and mass number.
- alpines
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- loudens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become loud.
- Sudanic
-
adjective,
(especially in former systems of classification) of or relating to a residual category of African languages including most of the non-Bantu and non-Hamitic languages of northern and central Africa: most now reclassified as part of the Niger-Congo subfamily.
- acinous
-
adjective,
consisting of acini.
- accused
-
noun,
a person or persons charged in a court of law with a crime, offense, etc. (often preceded by the).
- unipods
-
noun,
something that is formed with a single leg or foot, as a one-legged support for a camera.
- sundial
-
noun,
an instrument that indicates the time of day by means of the position, on a graduated plate or surface, of the shadow of the gnomon as it is cast by the sun.
- Alcides
-
noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- upsilon
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- unclose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
- Oceanid
-
noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- spinode
-
noun,
cusp (def 3).
- uncials
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- aliunde
-
adverb, adjective,
not part of or derivable from the document or instrument itself:
- nodical
-
adjective,
of or relating to a node or the nodes.
- Oceanus
-
noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- unclasp
-
verb (used with object),
to undo the clasp or clasps of; unfasten.
- unlades
-
verb (used with object),
to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
- Oceanic
-
adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- alipeds
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- Lucinda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lucy.
- spinule
-
noun,
a small spine.
- unleads
-
verb (used with object),
Printing. to remove the leads between (lines of type).
- nucleo-
-
- induc.
-
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- Cuenca
-
noun,
a city in SW Ecuador.
- scaled
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- induce
-
verb (used with object),
to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind:
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- indues
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- pedion
-
noun,
a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- indecl
-
- unlead
-
verb (used with object),
Printing. to remove the leads between (lines of type).
- unlade
-
verb (used with object),
to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- cusped
-
adjective,
having a cusp or cusps; cusplike.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- unipod
-
noun,
something that is formed with a single leg or foot, as a one-legged support for a camera.
- nodule
-
noun,
a small node, knot, or knob.
- unlaid
-
adjective,
not laid or placed:
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- cupola
-
noun,
Architecture.
a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere.
a dome, especially one covering a circular or polygonal area.
- cupids
-
noun,
Also called Amor. the ancient Roman god of love and the son of either Mars or Mercury and Venus, identified with Eros and commonly represented as a winged, naked, infant boy with a bow and arrows.
- cupels
-
noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- pedals
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- cuspid
-
noun,
(in humans) a tooth with a single projection point or elevation; canine.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- sculp.
-
- lodens
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- ipecac
-
noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- nopals
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- alcids
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- colics
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- lupine
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Lupinus, of the legume family, as L. albus (white lupine) of Europe, bearing edible seeds, or L. perennis, of the eastern U.S., having tall, dense clusters of blue, pink, or white flowers.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- Coleus
-
noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- Colden
-
noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- Pansil
-
noun,
Pancha Sila.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- panels
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- unclad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of unclothe.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- consul
-
noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- coucal
-
noun,
any of several Old World cuckoos of the genus Centropus, having harsh-textured plumage and a long, daggerlike hind claw.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- undoes
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- couple
-
noun,
two of the same sort considered together; pair.
- coupes
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- secund
-
adjective,
arranged on one side only; unilateral.
- undies
-
plural noun,
women's or children's underwear.
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- copula
-
noun,
something that connects or links together.
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Pelion
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain near the E coast of Greece, in Thessaly. 5252 feet (1600 meters).
- pounds
-
noun,
the act of pounding.
- Plains
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- plaice
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Pleuronectes platessa, used for food.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- upside
-
noun,
the upper side or part.
- placid
-
adjective,
pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed:
- pounce
-
noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- upload
-
noun,
software, data, etc., that has been uploaded.
- Upland
-
noun,
land elevated above other land.
- pseud.
-
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- accel.
-
- Docile
-
adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- psocid
-
noun,
any of numerous minute winged insects of the family Psocidae (order Psocoptera), including most of the common barklice, having mouth parts adapted for chewing and feeding on fungi, lichens, algae, decaying plant material, etc., and occurring on the bark of trees and the leaves of plants.
- Accius
-
noun,
Lucius, c170–c90 b.c, Roman poet and prose writer.
- dispel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate:
- disco-
-
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- puisne
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- elapid
-
noun,
any of numerous cosmopolitan snakes of the family Elapidae, having permanently erect fangs in the front of the upper jaw and including the New World coral snakes, the cobras, and most Australian snakes.
- accuse
-
verb (used with object),
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of):
- Pleiad
-
noun,
any of the Pleiades.
- dupion
-
noun,
a cocoon formed jointly by two silkworms.
- Dunois
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Comte de ("Bastard of Orleans") 1403?–68, French military leader: relieved by Joan of Arc and her troops when besieged at Orleans.
- Dunlop
-
noun,
John Boyd, 1840–1921, Scottish inventor of the pneumatic tire.
- Dunlap
-
noun,
William, 1766–1839, U.S. dramatist, theatrical producer, and historian.
- poised
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- pleio-
-
- dulias
-
noun,
veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Poland
-
noun,
a republic in E central Europe, on the Baltic Sea. About 121,000 sq. mi. (313,400 sq. km). Capital: Warsaw.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- douane
-
noun,
a custom house; customs.
- pleads
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- police
-
noun,
Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- polies
-
noun,
Informal. polyester (def 2):
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- Plauen
-
noun,
a city in E Germany.
- plano-
-
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- plani-
-
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- dipole
-
noun,
Physics, Electricity. a pair of electric point charges or magnetic poles of equal magnitude and opposite signs, separated by an infinitesimal distance.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- icecap
-
noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- Decius
-
noun,
(Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius) a.d. c201–251, emperor of Rome 249–251.
- Deccan
-
noun,
the entire peninsula of India S of the Narmada River.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- decals
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- unpile
-
verb (used with object),
to disentangle or remove from a piled condition:
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- piculs
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- pensil
-
noun,
pencel.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- adeno-
-
- unload
-
verb (used with object),
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from:
- pencil
-
noun,
a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- sauced
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- peloid
-
noun,
mud used therapeutically.
- unsaid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of unsay.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- diploe
-
noun,
the cancellate bony tissue between the hard inner and outer walls of the bones of the cranium.
- escudo
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Cape Verde, equal to 100 centavos.
- diplo-
-
- Pinole
-
noun,
corn or wheat, dried, ground, and sweetened, usually with the flour of mesquite beans.
- pineal
-
adjective,
resembling a pine cone in shape.
- Pindus
-
noun,
a mountain range in central Greece: highest peak, 7665 feet (2335 meters).
- upends
-
verb (used with object),
to set on end, as a barrel or ship.
- aceous
-
- Pilsen
-
noun,
German name of Plzeň.
- pilous
-
adjective,
pilose.
- pilose
-
adjective,
covered with hair, especially soft hair; furry.
- Nepali
-
noun,
Also, Nepalese. an Indic language spoken in Nepal.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- pileus
-
noun,
Mycology. the horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- acious
-
- Napoli
-
noun,
Italian name of Naples.
- Naples
-
noun,
Italian Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy.
- espial
-
noun,
the act of spying.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- Euclid
-
noun,
flourished c300 b.c, Greek geometrician and educator at Alexandria.
- Delius
-
noun,
Frederick, 1862–1934, English composer.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- lucida
-
noun,
the brightest star in a constellation.
- copals
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- caudle
-
noun,
a warm drink for the sick, as of wine or ale mixed with eggs, bread, sugar, spices, etc.
- Leipoa
-
noun,
mallee fowl.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- opacus
-
adjective,
(of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon.
- loupes
-
noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- caulds
-
adjective, noun,
cold.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- capsid
-
noun,
the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- cecils
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- one-up
-
adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- C-in-C
-
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- clado-
-
- paedo-
-
- lapins
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- lapsed
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- L-dopa
-
noun,
Pharmacology. levodopa.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- uncaps
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- Ulpian
-
noun,
(Domitius Ulpianus) died a.d. 288? Roman jurist.
- celiac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- aniso-
-
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- lineup
-
noun,
a particular order or disposition of persons or things as arranged or drawn up for action, inspection, etc.
- splice
-
noun,
a joining of two ropes or parts of a rope by splicing.
- splen-
-
- oilcup
-
noun,
a closed cup or can supplying lubricant to a bearing or bearings.
- lipase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that break down fats, produced by the liver, pancreas, and other digestive organs or by certain plants.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- calces
-
noun,
a plural of calx.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- audios
-
noun,
Television.
the audio elements of television (distinguished from video).
the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
the audio part of a television broadcast.
- Audion
-
noun,
an early type of triode.
- audio-
-
- audile
-
noun,
a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.
- spinel
-
noun,
any of a group of minerals composed principally of oxides of magnesium, aluminum, iron, manganese, chromium, etc., characterized by their hardness and octahedral crystals.
- spinal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
- calced
-
adjective,
(chiefly of members of certain religious orders) wearing shoes; shod.
- calci-
-
- caplin
-
noun,
capelin.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- louden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become loud.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- supine
-
noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- spline
-
noun,
a long, narrow, thin strip of wood, metal, etc.; slat.
- sundae
-
noun,
ice cream served with syrup poured over it, and often other toppings, as whipped cream, chopped nuts, or fruit.
- cancel
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- leuco-
-
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- souple
-
noun,
silk from which only a portion of the sericin has been removed.
- occas.
-
- calico
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- Cnidus
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Caria: the Athenians defeated the Spartans in a naval battle near here 394 b.c.
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- cleans
-
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- cleoid
-
noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- clonus
-
noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- aliped
-
noun,
an aliped animal.
- clonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to clonus.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Alpine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Anthropology. a member of a Caucasoid people found in central Europe and characterized by heavy body build, medium complexion, and straight to wavy hair.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- paleo-
-
- clino-
-
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- paleon
-
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- Landus
-
noun,
Lando.
- Clouds
-
noun,
a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- closed
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Claude
-
noun,
Albert, 1899–1983, U.S. biologist, born in Belgium: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1974.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- leuc-
-
- Epis.
-
- endo-
-
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Episc
-
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- encl.
-
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- nudie
-
noun,
a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Pinel
-
noun,
Phillippe [fee-leep] /fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1745–1826, French physician: reformer in the treatment and care of the mentally ill.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- nudi-
-
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- leuds
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Pauli
-
noun,
Wolfgang [woo lf-gang;; German vawlf-gahng] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1945.
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- Paoli
-
noun,
Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- plain
-
noun,
an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- ludes
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- palis
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- lucid
-
adjective,
easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible:
- Ecua.
-
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- econ.
-
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- ecol.
-
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- OIcel
-
- eccl.
-
- ocul-
-
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- pleo-
-
- pleon
-
noun,
the abdomen of a crustacean.
- plica
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- plio-
-
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- nidus
-
noun,
a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- plaid
-
noun,
any fabric woven of differently colored yarns in a crossbarred pattern.
- naso-
-
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- oiled
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- oidea
-
- Lipan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- plan-
-
- plane
-
noun,
a flat or level surface.
- ludic
-
adjective,
playful in an aimless way:
- lipo-
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- educ.
-
- panel
-
noun,
a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- plead
-
verb (used with object),
to allege or urge in defense, justification, or excuse:
- pilus
-
noun,
a hair or hairlike structure.
- piles
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- epulo
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a member of a body of priests who performed sacred rites during sacrificial banquets in honor of the gods.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- incl.
-
- nuci-
-
- insp.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- pedi-
-
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- pedo-
-
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- penal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Ouida
-
noun,
pen name of Louise de la Ramée.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- pends
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- lapin
-
noun,
a rabbit.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pedal
-
noun,
a foot-operated lever used to control certain mechanisms, as automobiles, or to play or modify the sounds of certain musical instruments, as pianos, organs, or harps.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Indus
-
noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1900 miles (3060 km) long.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- indue
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- nodus
-
noun,
a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
- insep
-
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- Lucca
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, W of Florence.
- Indo-
-
- insol
-
- Padus
-
noun,
ancient name of Po.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- lauds
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- paced
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- ploid
-
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- nopal
-
noun,
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- pilau
-
noun,
pilaf.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Pilea
-
noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Pilea, of the nettle family, many species of which are cultivated for their ornamental foliage.
- piled
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- picul
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- Lepus
-
noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- NSPCC
-
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- pilon
-
noun,
something extra; lagniappe.
- Pilos
-
noun,
Greek name of Navarino.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nudes
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- pico-
-
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- icons
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- loups
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- ideo-
-
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- pale-
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Icel.
-
- onlap
-
noun,
the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- loupe
-
noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- plods
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- lapis
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
- Nepal
-
noun,
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- coel-
-
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Udine
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- anis-
-
- colds
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- splad
-
noun,
splat1 (def 1).
- Apoc.
-
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Spode
-
noun,
Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- Siple
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, on the E coast of Marie Byrd Land. 15,000 feet (4570 meters).
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Sino-
-
- CLOUD
-
noun,
a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sudan
-
noun,
a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ulpan
-
noun,
an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- scudo
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver coins, of various Italian states, issued from the late 16th through the early 19th centuries.
- Alsip
-
noun,
a town in NE Illinois.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scold
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- culpa
-
noun,
Roman and Civil Law. negligence; neglect (distinguished from dolus):
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- aloud
-
adverb,
with the normal tone and volume of the speaking voice, as distinguished from whisperingly:
- cupel
-
noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- conc.
-
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- Cons.
-
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- could
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- asco-
-
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Cusco
-
noun,
Cuzco.
- caus.
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- caps.
-
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- cauld
-
adjective, noun,
cold.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- spec.
-
- spend
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- calc-
-
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- span-
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- caco-
-
- canc.
-
- SOUND
-
noun,
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clase
-
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- slipe
-
noun,
a sledge, drag, or sleigh.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- spiel
-
noun,
a usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a movie, a sale, etc.; pitch.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- spile
-
noun,
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- cidal
-
- Cupid
-
noun,
Also called Amor. the ancient Roman god of love and the son of either Mars or Mercury and Venus, identified with Eros and commonly represented as a winged, naked, infant boy with a bow and arrows.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- cusec
-
noun,
a unit of flow of one cubic foot per second.
- disc.
-
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- pulas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- dipl.
-
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- dipso
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- pules
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- updos
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- upend
-
verb (used with object),
to set on end, as a barrel or ship.
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- aden-
-
- dolus
-
noun,
fraud; deceit, especially involving or evidencing evil intent (distinguished from culpa):
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- dial.
-
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- pulis
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- pulse
-
noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Pound
-
noun,
the act of pounding.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- desc.
-
- dunce
-
noun,
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- duels
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- USECC
-
- Dulce
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “sweet.”.
- dulia
-
noun,
veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- dulse
-
noun,
a coarse, edible, red seaweed, Rhodymenia palmata.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- polis
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city-state.
- poilu
-
noun,
a French common soldier.
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- 30-30
-
- dupes
-
noun,
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- duple
-
adjective,
having two parts; double; twofold.
- pocul
-
- duces
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- Ducal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a duke or dukedom.
- Donau
-
noun,
German name of Danube.
- dopes
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Donus
-
noun,
died a.d. 678, pope 676–678.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- accus
-
- dopas
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- AC/DC
-
adjective,
sexually responsive to both men and women; bisexual.
- Douai
-
noun,
a city in N France, SE of Calais.
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- douce
-
adjective,
sedate; modest; quiet.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- douse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- ponds
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- duals
-
noun,
the dual number.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- adunc
-
adjective,
curved inward; hooked.
- spado
-
noun,
Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- salud
-
interjection,
(used after a person has sneezed or as a toast.)
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- deca-
-
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- Scand
-
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- Saudi
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- UNCIO
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- decl.
-
- deci-
-
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- Decca
-
noun,
a British radio navigational aid by which a fix is obtained by determining phase difference between continuous-wave signals from two synchronized fixed signals.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- USNA
-
- OAPC
-
- SPCA
-
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- uni-
-
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- USIA
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- USDA
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- SPUD
-
noun,
Informal. a potato.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- Odus
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- updo
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- OECD
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- nos-
-
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- USCA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- SPCC
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- pnea
-
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- pile
-
noun,
an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other:
- pil-
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- USPO
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pia mater.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- Pen.
-
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- peds
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- plod
-
noun,
the act or a course of plodding.
- poda
-
- plie
-
noun,
a movement in which the knees are bent while the back is held straight.
- poil
-
noun,
a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
- Pol.
-
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pled
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of plead.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pos.
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- psec
-
- psia
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- psid
-
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- puds
-
noun,
pudding.
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- puli
-
noun,
one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- SCUD
-
noun,
the act of scudding.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- ole-
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- soln
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Pan.
-
- ped.
-
- sec.
-
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- sepn
-
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Pal.
-
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- sld.
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- SLIC
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pail
-
noun,
bucket.
- Pali
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- cpd.
-
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- iod-
-
- CCls
-
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- CPCU
-
- ious
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- IndE
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- doup
-
noun,
the bottom, end, or butt of something.
- cap.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- ins.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- cen.
-
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Cels
-
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Inc.
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- ile-
-
- ducs
-
noun,
duke.
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- dual
-
noun,
the dual number.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- inae
-
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Cal.
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- dol.
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Aus.
-
- auld
-
adjective,
old.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Laud
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- aud.
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- iso-
-
- cac-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- duel
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- idae
-
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- enc.
-
- end-
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- ELAS
-
- Ens.
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Col.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- eco-
-
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Con.
-
- Cond
-
- dups
-
verb (used with object),
to open.
- dupe
-
noun,
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- cis-
-
- duo-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Ind.
-
- Duns
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- cide
-
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- dulc
-
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- clep
-
- clip
-
noun,
the act of clipping.
- eous
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- dup.
-
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Esd.
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- asc-
-
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- loud
-
Idioms,
out loud, aloud; audibly:
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- AInd
-
- Loup
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dia-
-
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- dep.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Alis
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Ald.
-
- lond
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Alco
-
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- lude
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- NDSL
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- NASD
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Dec.
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- NDAC
-
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Danl
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- DCNL
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neo-
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ACLU
-
- Den.
-
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Del.
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- NADP
-
- acc.
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- ANSI
-
- 1080
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- dis-
-
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- cule
-
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- ano-
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- leud
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- dioc
-
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- apo-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- lea.
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- cuds
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lipa
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Croatia.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ance
-
- Dino
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- LISP
-
noun,
a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- Din.
-
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- ands
-
- lip-
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- DAE
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- CPU
-
- CSA
-
- SDA
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- CPL
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- CSC
-
- CSO
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- SCP
-
- SDI
-
- DSO
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CPA
-
- CPS
-
- ScD
-
- do.
-
- DCL
-
- DOA
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- CPI
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SED
-
- DSC
-
- sc.
-
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- CPO
-
- se-
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Une
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ALU
-
- ANC
-
- unc
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AEC
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- UDC
-
- UCC
-
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- AOU
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- USP
-
- USO
-
- USN
-
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- USC
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- an.
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- AUC
-
- UPI
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- UPC
-
- up-
-
- uns
-
- ACP
-
- ACS
-
- unp
-
- UNO
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- APC
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- CIE
-
- CEA
-
- CEC
-
- CED
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- SNU
-
- CIA
-
- CIC
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CIP
-
- CCU
-
- SLP
-
- cle
-
- CLI
-
- SLE
-
- Clo
-
- SLA
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- CLU
-
- CNC
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CDC
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Co.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Apl
-
- APS
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASU
-
- ca.
-
- cc.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- CCP
-
- cp.
-
- cs.
-
- cl.
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CAI
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- CCA
-
- CCD
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- DPS
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- LCI
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- LCA
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Ps.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pd.
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- pc.
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- Pa.
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- LCD
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- Ld.
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- Lad
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noun,
a boy or youth.
- LDC
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- LDP
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- oui
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adverb, noun,
yes.
- oud
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noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- OSP
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- ose
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- OPS
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- LED
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noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ope
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adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
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- LEO
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Lae
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noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LAC
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noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ONI
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- PCS
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- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
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- ILP
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- ILS
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- in.
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- ine
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- IOC
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- ion
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noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Ios
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noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOU
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- pea
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noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PDL
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- PCI
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- LSD
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- IPA
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- IPO
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- IPS
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- dau
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noun,
dhow.
- PAU
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- ISA
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- ise
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- Isl
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- PAS
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noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- IUD
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- IUS
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- La.
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- LDS
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- ons
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- lep
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- IDS
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noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- NAD
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- NUL
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- Lou
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noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LPN
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- LPS
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LSC
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- LSI
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- NSU
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- NSC
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- NSA
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- Luo
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noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- NOP
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- NCO
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- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Oc.
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- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nod
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noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- NOC
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- NCC
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- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NDE
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- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ne-
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- NEA
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- NEC
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- NED
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noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
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- NUS
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- OED
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- Les
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- LOC
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- leu
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- lid
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noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Old
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Ola
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- lis
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- oil
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noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oid
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- oic
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- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ODS
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- op.
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- ode
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noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
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noun,
a room within a harem.
- OCS
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- LOE
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- OCD
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- LON
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- LOP
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noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- OCC
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- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAU
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- OAS
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- OAP
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- OSD
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- OSA
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- il-
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IDP
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- due
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noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- Doi
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- Don
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- DOP
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noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- Dou
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noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- DPA
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- DPC
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- DPI
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- NES
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- DSA
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- DSP
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- Du.
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- Duc
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noun,
duke.
- DUI
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- PSC
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- Dun
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noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Ido
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noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- POC
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- POA
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- plu
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noun,
plew.
- eo-
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- ea.
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- ead
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- PLO
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- ean
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- pli
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- PSA
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- PSE
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- ECA
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- sd.
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- d-c
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DCS
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- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- de-
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- DEA
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- DEI
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adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
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- Sad
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noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- di.
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sp.
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- So.
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- pus
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noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- DOE
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noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Die
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noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DIL
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- pun
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noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- DIP
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noun,
the act of dipping.
- Pul
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- DIU
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noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- PUD
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noun,
pudding.
- DLC
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- DLO
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- DLS
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- PUC
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- DNA
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- PSI
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noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- ec-
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- POE
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noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- ECU
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noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- id.
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- pis
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIO
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- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
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- EPA
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- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ESA
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- Esc
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- ESL
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- ESU
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- eu-
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- ics
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- pie
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noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- pl.
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- PID
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- io-
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- Ia.
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- ial
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
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- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- PIC
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noun,
a movie.
- ICC
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- IDA
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- PIA
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noun,
a female given name.
- pes
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noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- ide
-
- piu
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adverb,
more:
- EPS
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- Cui
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noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- EDA
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noun,
a female given name.
- EDS
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noun,
education:
- EDP
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- eld
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noun,
age.
- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- PLC
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- EIS
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- EDC
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- EDO
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noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- PL1
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noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- en-
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- PLA
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- ed.
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- DP
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- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- ND
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- NI
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- NP
-
- SN
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- SL
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- dl
-
- AO
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- IP
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
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- S.
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- SU
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- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- SA
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- ol
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- EI
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- PU
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- CU
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- DN
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- L.
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- LC
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- UI
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- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- le
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- UL
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- L1
-
- L2
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
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- CE
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- OA
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- U.
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- ic
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- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- D.
-
- UC
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- i.
-
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- O.
-
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- Ud
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).